WHO reports support for an updated traditional medicine strategy

The agreement’s adoption did not itself mean all provisions were already in force.

The new global strategy set directions for research, safety and appropriate integration.

Member states adopted a strategy for 2025–2034 at the assembly.

The strategy called for building knowledge about practices and assessing quality.

The WHO policy encourages work with communities while protecting patient safety.

Publication date: WHO summarized discussions among officials and experts about an updated global approach.

Publication date: the WHO discussion considered how national systems can address evidence, appropriate use and safety.

The dated WHO report concerns a global policy strategy, not a clinical finding that any particular remedy works.

Publication date: WHO explained how the newly adopted strategy addresses Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and rights.

Publication date: the World Health Assembly account connected traditional care with conservation and environmental sustainability.